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A LA CARTE : SUSHI GALORE IN STUDIO CITY.


Byline: Larry Lipson

Studio City could easily be called Sushi City these days, considering the number of cafes dispensing dispensing

provision of drugs or medicines as set out properly on a lawful prescription. A prescription can only be filled, the drugs supplied, by a registered pharmacist, veterinarian, dentist or member of the medical profession.
 the raw seafood seafood

Edible aquatic animals excluding mammals, but including both freshwater and ocean creatures. Seafood includes bony and cartilaginous fishes, crustaceans, mollusks, edible jellyfish, sea turtles, frogs, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers.
 snacks of Japan that Southern Californians have learned to love.

The recent opening of Matsuda by a sushi chef who previously plied plied 1  
v.
Past tense and past participle of ply1.
 his trade at nearby Teru Sushi (the place that probably started the sushi craze in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  in the late '70s) is just the most recent to join the ongoing proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous

pro·lif·er·a·tion
n.
 of sushi spots in the eastern end of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley

Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills.
.

And a famous sushi chef, Katsu Michite of the original Katsu on Hillhurst Avenue (since sold) and the current Katsu 3rd on Third Street in Los Angeles, is negotiating to take over an Asian restaurant site in Studio City where he will practice ``edomae,'' the making of traditional ``Tokyo sushi'' as a separate activity along with the familiar ``California style.''

Ironically i·ron·ic   also i·ron·i·cal
adj.
1. Characterized by or constituting irony.

2. Given to the use of irony. See Synonyms at sarcastic.

3.
, this could result in two neighboring neigh·bor  
n.
1. One who lives near or next to another.

2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another.

3. A fellow human.

4. Used as a form of familiar address.

v.
 sushi bars Noun 1. sushi bar - a bar where sushi is served
bar - a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
 with the name Katsu in their titles.

Meanwhile, here are 12 we found currently operating in Studio ``sushi'' City:

Iroha of Tokyo

Address: 12953 Ventura Blvd., Studio City.

Phone: (818) 990-9559.

When opened: 1983.

Number of seats at bar: 14.

Number of tables: Nine.

Alcohol license: Beer and wine.

Price range: $3 to $15.

Katsu-Ya

Address: 11680 Ventura Blvd., Studio City.

Phone: (818) 985-6976.

When opened: 1998.

Number of seats at bar: 14.

Number of tables: 12.

Alcohol license: Beer and wine.

Price range: $3.60 to $5.50 per item.

Kazu Sushi

Address: 11440 Ventura Blvd., Studio City.

Phone: (818) 763-4836.

When opened: 1989.

Number of seats at bar: 12.

Number of tables: Eight.

Alcohol license: Beer and wine.

Price range: $3 to $9.50 per item.

Matsuda

Address: 11837 Ventura Blvd., Studio City.

Phone: (818) 760-3917.

When opened: Aug. 24, 1999.

Number of seats at bar: 15.

Number of tables: Five.

Alcohol license: Imminent; beer and wine license.

Price range: $3.80 to $12.80.

Mikado mikado (mĭkä`dō), a former title of the emperor of Japan used chiefly in the English language.  

Address: 12600 Riverside Drive A number of cities around the world have a Riverside Drive.

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  • Riverside Drive (Bandon, Oregon)
, Studio City.

Phone: (818) 763-1963.

When opened: 1962; sushi bar opened in 1987.

Number of seats at bar: 18.

Number of tables: 30.

Alcohol license: Full bar.

Price range: $3.50 to $12.50 per item.

Shimon

Address: 11943 Ventura Blvd., Studio City.

Phone: (818) 769-7631.

When opened: Since 1989 under current ownership.

Number of seats at bar: Five.

Number of tables: 13.

Alcohol license: None.

Price range: $2.95 to $5.25.

Shiki

Address: 12745-1/2 Ventura Blvd., Studio City.

Phone: (818) 487-3938.

When opened: May 1999.

Number of seats at bar: 15.

Number of tables: 15.

Alcohol license: Beer and wine.

Price range: $3.95 to $7.

Sushi Nozawa

Address: 11288 Ventura Blvd., Studio City.

Phone: (818) 508-7017.

When opened: 1987.

Number of seats at bar: Nine.

Number of tables: Six.

Alcohol license: Beer and wine.

Price range: $3.50 to $14.

Sushi 101

Address: 11331 Moorpark St., Studio City.

Phone: (818) 766-9170.

When opened: Under current ownership since 1991.

Number of seats at bar: 12.

Number of tables: Six

Alcohol license: Beer and wine.

Price range: $4 to $7.25.

Sushi on Tap

Address: 11056 Ventura Blvd., Studio City.

Phone: (818) 985-2254.

When opened: December 1997.

Number of seats at bar: 11.

Number of tables: 10.

Alcohol license: Beer and wine.

Price range: $3 to $7 per item.

Teru Sushi

Address: 11940 Ventura Blvd., Studio City.

Phone: (818) 763-6201.

When opened: 1979.

Number of seats at bar: 20.

Number of tables: 34.

Alcohol license: Beer and wine.

Price range: $3.50 to $15 per item.

Todai

Address: 11239 Ventura Blvd., Studio City.

Phone: (818) 762-8311.

When opened: 1995.

Number of seats at bar: No bar.

Number of tables: 100.

Alcohol license: Beer and wine.

Price range: All-you-can-eat seafood buffet A buffet is a meal serving system where patrons serve themselves. It is a popular method of feeding large numbers of people with minimal staff. The term is also used to describe a sideboard, an antique form of furniture which was sometimes used to offer the dishes of a buffet meal  is $11.95 weekdays, $13.95 Saturday and Sunday for lunch; and $19.95 Monday through Thursday, $20.95 Friday through Sunday for dinner.
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Title Annotation:L.A. Life
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Sep 12, 1999
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